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Science Fair
By Amanda K.
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Well, there's that old science fair standard... growing plants in the dark vs. in the light. I did this one with my dad when I was four (the scientist in him was always trying to bring the scientist out in me from the earliest| age!) You plant a fast growing bean of some sort in three little pots. One, you put in the window where it's getting direct light (or outside, depending on where you live and how warm it is). The second, you put somewhere in indirect light, and the third, you put somewhere where it's always dark, like the top shelf of the closet. Take pictures, measure results, see which one grows | |
better, and find out why.You could also do a similar type of experiment by growing plants in pots in a window and testing different kinds of fertilizers (or different kinds of potting soils) to see which one works the best. With this one, you'll need to have a control plant that isn't getting any fertilizer. Or, you might try typing in "Science Fair" in a search engine and seeing what you come up with. You'd be amazed at what's out there! Good luck!
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